Traffic knowledge

I'm trying to teach my puppy about :
Dangers of traffic and Crossing the Roads etc

The thought struck to me
To My Horror and Shame.......

I Don't Remember Putting so much time into teaching the children this

Did I really expect each of my child to come equipped with a sense of danger for themselves or did I just expect them to live in their buggies forever or did I just expect to always be there on hand to protect them ?

What should I have done ?

AWARENESS
With the puppy whenever we talk near traffic, I put her on a shorter lead and I talk gently to her, praise her for when she is walking nicely alongside me and keep her on the inside of me
Even when your child is still in their buggy, talk about the traffic,  "Look that car/bus is coming!" Watch baby's reaction to the traffic, calm them if they are frightened if a particularly noisy truck passes. If your teaching a toddler, keep them walking beside you on the inside, explain why, be alert at all times, If you cannot trust your childs reactions use childrens reigns or hold their hand. Teach them to be on the lookout for all vehicles.

FOLLOW SET PATTERN
With Puppy she is slowly realising that when I am about to cross the road I expect her to come to the edge of the path, sit and wait until I say its ok
Teach your child the correct way to cross the road, teach them to always wait even if they cannot hear anything they must still stop and check over and over with their eyes. Teach your child to wait for you to give them the go ahead to cross. As the child gets older encourage them to look for the traffic themselves and tell you when they think it is safe to cross

BE ON FULL ALERT
Was walking with my puppy when it spotted my son with his gran across the road, it took quick reactions to stop puppy forgetting all the rules and running across
Be watchful, there is always going to be an occasion when the child is in too much of a rush to cross, they may be desperate for the sweet/toy shop, see someone they know etc. always be ready and alert enough to grab them and hold them back if they forget all the safety measures you have taught them

SETTING AN EXAMPLE
When walking with puppy, I take no chances, no dashing across the road last minute, we follow the same rules and structure so Puppy always knows what to do
With our child always cross in a safe area, make a point of explaining why you are doing this, its because you have a better sight or its because there is a pedestrian crossing etc  Don't be tempted no matter how late you are for something if you have your child with you NEVER cross in a risky fashion as in slow moving traffic and you know you can make it, no real view of traffic approaching, the child will learn from you that if you're in a rush its ok to take chances.
WE ALL KNOW THATS NOT TRUE

Children are our most precious gifts, even the most well behaved child though will have lapses when they forget the rules.
If they do make a mistake on the roads, don't shout at them or scare them.
Just make sure they are safe then find a place to sit and tell them right away what they did wrong and question them as to what they should have done.

Remember it is better to be late getting somewhere then to never make it all